"The age of foreclosures and evictions" : literature of the 2008 financial crisis in Spain
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This dissertation analyzes the literary response to the 2008 financial crisis in Spain. I argue that literature serves as a powerful tool to capture what is all too often left behind in discussions of the crisis. The texts analyzed in this dissertation show that the 2008 crisis was a symptom of deeper issues: the legacy of the Spanish transition and its links to corruption and crony capitalism; the precarity that defines the modern labor environment; and the tendency of official discourses to divert attention from emerging crises. I draw on the writings of Karl Marx and Adam Smith to discuss the inner workings of capitalism and its propensity for crisis. In conclusion, I put forth that by looking to the past, the literature of the 2008 financial crisis in Spain teaches us important lessons for the future
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic resource; remote; computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 online resource |
| Place | California |
| Place | [Stanford, California] |
| Publisher | [Stanford University] |
| Copyright date | 2020; ©2020 |
| Publication date | 2020; 2020 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Badica, Andreea Gabriela |
|---|---|
| Degree supervisor | Resina, Joan Ramon |
| Thesis advisor | Resina, Joan Ramon |
| Thesis advisor | Barletta, Vincent |
| Thesis advisor | Hoyos Ayala, Héctor |
| Degree committee member | Barletta, Vincent |
| Degree committee member | Hoyos Ayala, Héctor |
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Iberian and Latin American Cultures. |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
|---|---|
| Genre | Text |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Andreea Gabriela Badica |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Iberian and Latin American Cultures |
| Thesis | Thesis Ph.D. Stanford University 2020 |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2020 by Andreea Gabriela Badica
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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